Mac Pro Mid-2010

Mac Pro Mid-2010

Mac Pro

Discontinued
Released: July 27, 2010Discontinued on: June 11, 2012
United States: US$6199Japan: ¥591,825

Overview

Offered as a custom configuration of the Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.4 (2010/Westmere), but with significant technical differences, the Mac Pro "Twelve Core" 2.93 (Mid-2010/Westmere) features dual 2.93 GHz Six Core 32-nm Xeon X5670 (Westmere) processors with a dedicated 256k of L2 cache for each core and 12MB of "fully shared" L3 cache per processor.


By default, this model was configured with 6GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM, a 1TB (7200 RPM, 32 MB cache) 3Gb/s Serial ATA hard drive, an 18X dual-layer "SuperDrive" and an ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card with 1GB of GDDR5 memory.


Expansion includes two external 5.25" "optical" bays (one available by default), four internal 3.5" "cable-free, direct attach" hard drive bays (three available by default), and four PCIe 2.0 slots (one free PCIe 2.0 x16 slot and two free PCIe 2.0 x4 slots with the default single graphics card installed).


Port selection includes five USB 2.0 ports, four Firewire "800" ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet, two Mini DisplayPorts and a dual-link DVI port, and more. AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR comes standard.


While the "Mid-2010" models share virtually identical external appearance as the "Early 2009" models, all "Mid-2010" models are equipped with faster graphics and notable technical enhancements exist for higher-end "Westmere" models too with faster processors and as many as twelve cores (two six core processors) via custom configuration.

Evaluation

As the top-tier custom configuration for the Mid-2010 Mac Pro, this 12-core 2.93 GHz model was the absolute performance leader of its day. [14] Its two high-speed 6-core "Westmere" Xeon processors could boost up to 3.33 GHz via Turbo Boost, delivering uncompromising power in both multi-threaded and single-threaded performance. [6] This machine was praised as the ultimate tool for the most demanding professionals, especially those tackling complex 3D rendering and large-scale video projects. [25, 27] While its price was exceptionally high, its ability to dramatically improve productivity was recognized by many professionals as a worthwhile investment. It is a legendary machine that continued to serve in many environments for years, often with various upgrades. [26]

Product Info

Product Info Table
Model IDMacPro5,1
Apple Model NoA1289 (EMC 2314-2)
Apple Order NoBTO/CTO
Apple SubfamilyMid-2010

Price

Price Table
Original Price (US)US$6199
United StatesUS$6199
Austria€6099
Belgium€6149
BrazilR$21.049
CanadaC$6499
ChinaRMB 49,288
DenmarkDKK 47,699
Finland€6199
France€6099
Germany€6099
Hong KongHK$48,518
Ireland€6149
Italy€6099
Japan¥591,825
KoreaKRW 8,744,300
Luxembourg€5844,08
MalaysiaRM 20,145
MexicoMXN $95,599
Netherlands€6099
NorwayNOK 51.490
SingaporeS$9,179
Spain€6099
SwedenSEK 60.995
SwitzerlandCHF 7'339
TaiwanNT$220,450
ThailandTHB 216,739
The PhilippinesPHP 327,200
VietnamVND 139,408,200

Pricing Extras

Pricing Extras Table
Est. Current RetailUS$600-US$750

Body

Body Table
Form FactorMac Pro
Case TypeTower
Dimensions20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7 in / 51.1 x 20.6 x 47.5 cm
Avg. Weight39.9 lbs / 18.1 kg

Platform

Platform Table
Processor Type6 Core Xeon X5670 x2
Processor Speed2.93 GHz
Processors2 (12 Cores)
Turbo Boost3.33 GHz
Architecture64-Bit
System Bus Speed6.4 GT/s
Cache Bus Speed2.93 GHz (Built-in)
L1 Cache32k/32k x12
L2/L3 Cache256k (x12), 12 MB (x2)
FPUIntegrated
ROM/Firmware TypeEFI
EFI Architecture64-Bit
Geekbench 2 (32)21754
Geekbench 2 (64)24262
Geekbench 3 (32)24274
Geekbench 3 (64)26926
Geekbench 4 (SC)2605
Geekbench 4 (MC)19074
Geekbench 5 (SC)588
Geekbench 5 (MC)5425

Memory

Memory Table
Standard RAM6 GB
Maximum RAM128 GB
RAM TypePC3-10600 DDR3 ECC
Min. RAM Speed1333 MHz
RAM Slots8

Storage

Storage Table
Standard Storage1 TB HDD
Std. Storage Speed7200 RPM
Storage InterfaceSerial ATA (3 Gb/s)
Storage Dimensions3.5" (25.4 mm)
Standard Optical18X DL "SuperDrive"

Display

Display Table
Display SupportUp to 6 Displays
Resolution Support2560x1600
2nd Display SupportDual/Mirroring
2nd Max. Resolution2560x1600
Video CardRadeon HD 5770
Standard VRAM1 GB
Maximum VRAM1 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR5 SDRAM
Video (Monitor)3

Audio

Audio Table
Headphone1
Sound Out2
Sound In2

Connectivity

Connectivity Table
USB5 (2.0)
USB Ports5 (2.0)
Firewire4 (800)
Firewire Ports4 (800)
SCSINone
Ethernet2 (RJ-45)
Standard EthernetGigabit (x2)
Expansion Bays4 3.5", 2 5.25"
Expansion Slots4 PCIe 2.0
Incl. KeyboardApple Aluminum KB
Incl. InputMagic Mouse

Wireless Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity Table
Standard AirPort802.11a/b/g/n
Standard Bluetooth2.1+EDR

Power

Power Table
Power1

Software

Software Table
Pre-Installed MacOSX 10.6.4 (10F2521)
Maximum MacOSX 10.14.x
Windows SupportBoot/Virtualization
Minimum WindowsXP SP2 (32-Bit)
Maximum Windows8.1 (64-Bit)

Upgrades

Upgrades Table
Processor UpgradeLGA 1366 Sockets